Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class James Crenshaw, a Kodiak-based avionics electrical technician, communicates via handheld radio from the ground with an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter aircrew as the crew prepares to detach a buoy being used for sling load operations in Chiniak, on Kodiak Island, Alaska, Feb. 6, 2020. Aircrews routinely conduct sling load training to maintain hoist operation proficiencies and required flight hours. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Lauren Dean.